文档介绍：Old Testament History Lecture Ten Poetry & Wisdom Literature Introduction to the Poetical Books ? Definition ?“ A piece of literature written in meter or verse ”? Purpose ? municate truth more vividly ? Important to feel what the poet felt Characteristics of Hebrew Poetry ? NOT based on rhyme ? Rhythm ? Uses stressed/emphasized syllables ? 3 Main Patterns ? 3:3 Each line has 3 beats ? Most frequent ? 2:2 Short beat resulting in ato movement ? Common, but not prevalent ? Used to express deep emotion ? 3:2 Qinah /Lament ? Slower, off-beat rhythm Characteristics of Hebrew Poetry (Continued) ? Parallelism ? Most obvious feature of Hebrew poetry ? 3 major types of parallelism ? Synonymous parallelism ? Repetition that uses different expression to express single idea ? Antithetical parallelism ? Opposite of synonymous parallelism ? Second line a reverse concept from the first ? Synthetic parallelism ? Second line takes thought of the first and carries it further Introduction to the Book of Psalms ? Psalms is the most loved Biblical Book ? Source of timeless devotion ? Nature of the Book ?“ Praises ” in the Hebrew Canon ? Subdivided into five small collections ? Psalm 1 is an introduction to the entire Psalter ? Psalm 150 is a doxology to the entire Psalter ? Each “book ” has its own doxology Classifications of the Psalms ? Hymns ? Songs of praise/thanksgiving ? Focus is on the adoration of God ? Penitential ? Confess sorrow for sin ? Appeal to God for grace and forgiveness ? Wisdom ? General observations of life ? Focus on God and our relationship with Him Classifications of the Psalms (Continued) ? Royal ? A focus on the King of Israel ? King seen as God ’ s special instrument ? Messianic ? Describe an aspect of the Messiah ministry/person ? Imprecatory ? Call for judgment ? Lament ? Reflection of deep hurt and anger Authorship of the Psalms ? Psalms Associated with a Number of People ? Associations translated to reflect authorship ? A “ Psalm of David ” could